Airplane control toy



AIRPLANE CONTROL TOY Filed Aug. 9, 1s4s 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 9, 1: 48

Nov. 23,1948. a FOSTER 2,454,693,

AIRPLANE CONTROL TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet '2 Patented Nov. 23, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a toy which a child may operate to simulate the movements of an operator of an airplane, and which has pictorial means for disclosing to the child the results of his operations. With my device the child may satisfy his desire for play and indulge his desire for control of an airplane. My device is safe and affords some degree of practice and instruction in handling controls as well as delighting and amusin the child.

My invention also contemplates such other objects, advantages and capabilities which are inherently possessed by my invention and which will later more fully appear.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred form of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referrin to the drawings, Fig. l is a face view of my toy; Fig. 2 is a front view of the dials and back member; Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional edge View on line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailed sectional View on line 4-4 of Fig. l; and Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic view of the back of the discs showing mechanism.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a panel or board Hi, having a pair of substantially centrally located spaced openings and I2. At the top of the margin of the left opening I is the indicia Turn and bank indicator, below which on either side are indicated 30, 20 and 10. At opposite lower marginal portions appear Left bank, with Danger below and Right bank with Danger below. At the top of the margin of the right opening I2 is the indicia Inclinometer. At the middle between openings II and |2 is the horizontal arrow with the word Level flight. On the margins of opening I2 above Level flight are the markings 10, 20, 30 Climb and beyond Stall point- Danger. On the margins of opening I2 below Level flight are the markings 10, 20 and 30 Dive, and beyond, Danger.

At the upper left hand corner of panel I is an air speed indicator l3 in circular form dialin miles per hour from 0 to 1000. A finger I4 is rotatably mounted to panel l0 at the center of air speed indicator l3 and is manually operable.

At the lower left hand corner of board I0 is the marking Radio telephone. A cord l extends through panel In and is knotted therebeh'ind. The cord l5 extends to a toy telephone head set 15. A hook I1 is attached to panel I0 to receive head set I6 when not in play use.

At the upper right hand corner of panel I0 is a simulation of a toy gryo compass |8 with directions N, S, E and W indicated. A finger I9 is rotatably mounted to panel II! at the center of compass I8 and is manually operable.

At the lower right hand corner of panel I0 is the marking Intercom mike adjacent a cord 20 which extends through panel l0 and is knotted therebehind. The cord 20 extends to a toy microphone 2|. A clamp 22 is attached to panel I!) to receive microphone 2| when not in use.

A plate 23 has its vertical portion 24 attached to the lower central portion of panel |0. A sleeve 25 has a right angled plate portion 26 which is attached to vertical portion 24 of plate 23. A handle member or control wheel 2'! has a boss 28 against which abuts the forward end of sleeve 25, and within which is rigidly attached the forward end of column 29. Column 29 extends rearwardly within sleeve 25 and is smaller in diameter than sleeve 25 so that it may move freely with relation thereto. Attached to the rear portion of column 29 and extending rearwardly therefrom is an extension 30, angular in cross section, which will act as a key, as hereinafter described.

A back member 3| is spaced from the rear surface of panel |0 but attached thereto by screws 32 removably engaging screw threaded sleeves 33 mounted in panel I 0.

A pair of spaced turntables or discs 34 and 35 are rotatably mounted on pins 36 attached to back member 3|. Left turntable 34 has marked thereon a front view of an airplane. Right turntable 35 has marked thereon a side view of an airplane.

Attached to the rear face of left turntable 34 is a central undercarriage 86 in which is cut a plurality of gear teeth 31. A pivot member 38 is pivotally attached to back member 3|, below and to the right of left turntable member 34, and has at its upper extent a. plurality of gear teeth 39 engaging gear teeth 31. Pivot member 38 has a keyway 40 to receive the end of angular extension 30.

To the rear face of right turntable 35 is attached a central undercarriage 4| and spaced therefrom marginal block 42. A cord 43 is attached at its inner end to block 42 and extends through eyelet 44 attached to back member 3| to column 29 where it is attached at its inner end. A sprin 45 is attached to undercarriage 4| to exert a, counterclockwise pressure on turntable 35.

A piece of isinglass or other transparent material 46 is attached to the rear surface of panel 3 I0 and forms a pair of windows for openings I l and I2.

An adjustable attaching means 41 is attached to the panel l0 and is adapted for attaching the device to a desired object such as a table for operation.

In use, when the child rotates the handle or steering wheel 21 to the left, column 29 rotates with it to the left. This moves extension 30 in keyway 40 and moves gear teeth39 of pivot member 38 which move gear teeth 31 in left turntable 34, so that the left wing of the airplane representation thereon dips. By movement of the handle by the child to the right, the right Wing of the airplane representation correspondingly dips.

By the child moving the handle 21 inwardly toward him, column 29 pulls cords 43 outwardly and moves right turntable 35 clockwise so as to move the airplane representation to an inclined, upwardly flying position. By moving the handle u w dl y fr m h m he ch c r espond ingly moves the airplane representation on turns table 35 to a downwardly flying position,

Having thus described by invention, I claim:

An airplane control toy comprising a panel having a pair of spaced openings therethrough, a back; member spacedly attached to and positioned behind and substantially parallel to said n l, a ir of s a d u ntab s rotatably attached to said back member and respectively positioned behind Said spaced openings of the pane s r ab s a h be r n a r pre entation of an airplane, a plate attached to said panel, a sleeve attached to the face of said plate, a column having its rear portion movably posit tioned within said sleeve, a handle attached to the front end of said column. an angular extension attached to the rear portion of said column and extending rearwardly therebeyond, a pivot member pivotally attached to said back member and having a plurality of gear teeth, an undercarriage attached to the surface of one of said turntables, said undercarriage having a plurality of gear teeth engagin the gear teeth of said pivot member, said pivot member having a. key-way, said angular extension extending into said key-way, said handle adapted to turn and upon being turned adapted to move said column, said angular extension, said pivot member and the turntabie geared thereto to move said airplane representation thereon, a cord attached at one end to said column and at the other end to the other of said turntables, said handle upon being moved forwardly moving the column likewise and pulling the cord whereby to turn the other turntable and move the airplane representation thereon, a spring member attached to said other turntable tomove the turntable in the reverse direction When the handle is moved rearwardly,

CHARLES H. FOSTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,797,794 Rougerie Mar. 24, 1931 2,243,973 Mills June 3, 1941 2,283,190 Crane May 19, 1942 2,341,312 Chedister Feb, 8,1944

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country I Date 378,172 Johnson g, Aug. 11, 1932 

